[Bug 1293038] [NEW] package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2

[Rainer Dickermann]

Public bug reported:

when installing the g++-multilib meta-package this error occurred

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libc6-dev-i386 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-lowlatency 3.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 16 08:12:57 2014
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.19-0ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2
DuplicateSignature: package:libc6-dev-i386:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-08 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140224)
SourcePackage: eglibc
Title: package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: eglibc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check trusty

** Information type changed from Private Security to Public

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Title:
  package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in
  package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2

Status in “eglibc” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  when installing the g++-multilib meta-package this error occurred

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: libc6-dev-i386 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-lowlatency 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-lowlatency x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Mar 16 08:12:57 2014
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
   Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.19-0ubuntu2) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev-i386_2.19-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2
  DuplicateSignature: package:libc6-dev-i386:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-08 (7 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140224)
  SourcePackage: eglibc
  Title: package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/sys/timerfd.h', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64 2.19-0ubuntu2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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